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"gng" wrote in message ... Please don't laugh at my question or suggest I need a shrink. After I installed my new Sequence 7200 pump I started realizing that if the pipe ever broke that this thing would pump my pond dry in about half an hour. My question is whether there is enough water pressure in the line to burst a pipe fitting (like on a sprinker system where a cracked pvc joint will someday burst) or if the water running through the flexipipe is more similar to water running through an open hose, meaning lots of water but very little pressure on the hose itself. Help! I can't sleep!! Don't put your pump on the very bottom of the pond! Raise it about a foot off the bottom, so if you suffer a catastrophe you won't drain the entire pond. This will give your fish enough water to live in for a while and will prevent your pump from sucking the muck off the bottom. |
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Worry Wart Ponder Question
Great idea - thanks
"Bill Stock" wrote in message . cable.rogers.com... "gng" wrote in message ... Please don't laugh at my question or suggest I need a shrink. After I installed my new Sequence 7200 pump I started realizing that if the pipe ever broke that this thing would pump my pond dry in about half an hour. My question is whether there is enough water pressure in the line to burst a pipe fitting (like on a sprinker system where a cracked pvc joint will someday burst) or if the water running through the flexipipe is more similar to water running through an open hose, meaning lots of water but very little pressure on the hose itself. Help! I can't sleep!! Don't put your pump on the very bottom of the pond! Raise it about a foot off the bottom, so if you suffer a catastrophe you won't drain the entire pond. This will give your fish enough water to live in for a while and will prevent your pump from sucking the muck off the bottom. |
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Worry Wart Ponder Question
You can get an automatic shut-off (mercury flow switch) thru Aquatic
Eco-Systems www.aquaticeco.com When the water goes down, the bobber in the water turns off the power to the pump. Saving both pump and fish, plus possibly a lot of water. ~ jan On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 08:00:37 -0700, "gng" wrote: Please don't laugh at my question or suggest I need a shrink. After I installed my new Sequence 7200 pump I started realizing that if the pipe ever broke that this thing would pump my pond dry in about half an hour. My question is whether there is enough water pressure in the line to burst a pipe fitting (like on a sprinker system where a cracked pvc joint will someday burst) or if the water running through the flexipipe is more similar to water running through an open hose, meaning lots of water but very little pressure on the hose itself. Help! I can't sleep!! ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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